About Static & Blur
Static & Blur is dedicated to the thriving community of talented musicians and loyal fans who create and support music.
We’re here to celebrate music and shine a light on the contributions of everyone who makes it happen.
Static & Blur is a dynamic collaboration of writers, photographers, videographers, and fans who document and promote music.
Static & Blur is motion and energy, sound and imagery, fearless and independent.
Static & Blur Founders
Jon is a San Francisco based photographer who has regularly contributed to publications such as 48 Hills, Goldenvoice, SF Sonic, SF Station, The Denver Post, The Bay Bridged (RIP), and numerous others. He’s aimed his camera at people, places, and things all around the world, and he’s always on the look-out for dark places, yummy foods, and curious events.
Marc aka Still Harper has been shooting Bay Area live events for more than a decade. He loves a good live show and on any given day he’s likely to be at one of the many fantastic Bay Area venues.
Daniel Strickland
Daniel is an artist manager, event producer, and co-founder of Static & Blur. He’s worked for Noise Pop, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Sound Summit, and the Stern Grove Festival. He produces the Real Neato Music Festival and Woollystar and represents Chuck Prophet, Never Come Down, Kelly Willis, and Agouti. Have your people call his people at TruEcho.com.
William is a writer, editor, photographer, and co-founder of Static & Blur. Known for his unique perspective, William can identify any music venue in the Bay Area by smell alone.
Static & Blur Authors
I’ve been creating images solely with my iPhone since 2009 when my DSLR camera broke and I’ve never looked back. I like the advantages and challenges that are unique to photographing and creating imagery within the iPhone ecosystem. The iPhone serves as both my camera and darkroom. Many of my images leverage specific photographic apps to create a mood, emotion, or idea I want to convey. My work and photographic style is a mixture of documentary and free-form art leveraging IOS apps post process to create distinct and unique imagery. Originally from Chicago, IL, San Francisco has been my home since 1996. I currently reside in the Outer Richmond.
Norm is a Sacramento based music photographer with an eye and ear for indie, alternative, and pop music.
Sarah is a San Francisco based photographer focusing mostly on live music and food and drink culture.
Dave is a San Francisco based photographer, focusing on the music, dance and cultural events that are the heart of the city.
Viviana is a San Francisco based music with 6+ years of experience shooting your favorite emo, punk and hardcore bands as well as latin artists that grace the stages of Bay Area venues.
Misti is a San Francisco based photographer who has photographed numerous bands and musicians over the years. From small clubs to arenas and all genres, it’s a symbiotic relationship between a musician and a photographer where no words are spoken but both understand the vision.
Mike is a San Francisco and Portland based photographer who loves to tell stories with a single frame. He chases the intimate moments connecting performers and fans, searching all corners of the performance world from the shine of the festival lights to the rich shadows of small venues, jazz clubs, and bluegrass jams.
Stephanie is a portrait and protest photographer. She has a portrait studio right downtown Fairfax and is also an artist in residence for the town. She received her BA in photojournalism from SFSU.
MJ is a Mill Valley-based photographer and recent graduate of Connecticut College. Peters has over six years of photography experience including sports, concerts & other event photography.
Patty loves intimate venues, layered lyrics, a good editor, and finding the perfect words to capture a show.
With 45+ years in live television as a sound engineer for sports and entertainment and as a director of live concert shows, Scott recently picked up a still camera for the first time during COVID, photographing clandestine live music shows at a secret outdoor venue. 4 years later Scott is one of the leading club and concert photographers in the Southern California. An avowed “burstaholic” Scott loves finding the “moments within the moment” where emotion and story meld together.
Jon Turner is a San Francisco-based photographer, musician, and PhD Candidate in Ethnomusicology at UC Berkeley.
Onome Uyovbievbo is a cinematic photographer based in San Francisco who creates visual snapshots of artists gracing stages across the Bay Area. They intuitively transform musical performances into cinematic moments.